Sessio 9.
Commissioners war appointit to visit warks that shall be heirafter proponit to be printed. Item, Uthers were appointit to sicht the history of Job compylit be Mr Patrick Adamsone in Latine verse.
For avoiding of Simonie within the haill kirks, the haill Assemblie of this Kirk, as in ane voice, hes votit, concludit, and decreitit, that all sic persones as either bys or sells benefices, or useing any uther kind of cowping thereof, directly or indirectlie, sall be depryvit of all kinde of functione within the Kirk, and the discipline of the Kirk strike upon them with all kinde of rigour and extreamitie;—and the buyers, sellers, or utherwayes cowpers of the benefices, to tyne the same for ever.
Sessio 10.
Qwhither if the parochiners of a towne, or the provest and baillies thereof, aucht to have the election of their own belman and clark? It is answerit, that sic as payes them sould choose them.
The brethren hes thought good, that, in case of any Parliament to be halden, or any uther weightie cause requirand necessary the presence of the bodie of this haill Assemblie, That the Superintendant of Lawthiane, Mr James Lawsone, minister of Edinburgh, Mr David Lyndsay, minister of Leith, make lawfull premonition and advertisement to their brether to be present upon sic competent space before as they sall think needfull; Qwhilk conventione of before shall be recountit for ane Assemblie.
That absents of this Assemblie be summoned to the next Assemblie, to hear them convict of absence, and punishment to be joynit to them at the sicht of the Kirk.